Tapestry bag of woven wool yarns and metallic threads in a large overlapping leaf pattern
- Title
- Tapestry bag of woven wool yarns and metallic threads in a large overlapping leaf pattern
- LC Subject
- handbags
- Donor
- Henderson, Mary Ellen
- Description
- Tapestry bag of woven wool yarns and metallic threads in a large overlapping leaf pattern; leaves are muted shades of browns, greens, gold, copper, and coral; brass frame opens into a diamond shape and has a center clasp that folds over the frame to close; chain handle; brass frame features an Art Deco design; lined in beige satin with two pockets within.
- Motif
- Leaf motif
- Work Type
- handbags
- Location
- United States
- Date
- 1901/2000
- Identifier
- 1986.003.043
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Wool Metallic Threads
- Technique
- Diamond-open frame Tapestry Woven Carpet
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Tapestry bags that were woven were made from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s. Based on the metal frame and silk lining, I would estimate this bag is from the 1920s.
